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By Darlene Senger, Candidate for Congress, IL-11th In the last few weeks I have toured the 11th Congressional District meeting with business owners, managers and employees to talk about the current economic climate in our community. What I heard was both uplifting and very concerning. Every day there are amazing people who decide to take a risk and start their own business. It is a tireless and often thankless task, one that leads to many sleepless nights worrying about paying bills and making payroll. But these small business owners help drive our local and national economy by providing a service and creating jobs. They truly exemplify the spirit of the American Dream. However these...

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By Darlene Senger, Candidate for Congress, IL-11th
In the last few weeks I have toured the 11th Congressional District meeting with business owners, managers and employees to talk about the current economic climate in our community. What I heard...

Aurora, IL - Today at Aurora University, Congressman Bill Foster discussed the growing problem of student loan debt and legislation that would help to reduce the burden. Foster was joined by Aurora University Vice President for Enrollment, Donna DeSpain,...

A Short Sale And It's Affect On Your Ability To Buy Another Home
The last few years have been financially difficult for millions of homeowners, with job losses and decline in home values devastating families all over the US. As a result, a great number...

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Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen has a stubborn warning light blinking on her labor market dashboard: A group of Americans larger than Washington state's population can find only part-time work.
As Yellen heads to this week's Fed symposium in Jackson...

There is a point at which firmness of conviction becomes obstinacy, and there is a point at which obstinacy becomes comedy. The latter was on spectacular view the other day when a prominent inflation hawk self-destructed on national TV.
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The number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits rose more than expected last week, but will probably do little to change views that the labor market was strengthening.Initial claims for state unemployment benefits increased 21,000 to a...

U.S. employment growth jumped last month while the unemployment rate neared a six-year low, decisive evidence the economy is moving forward at a brisk clip after a surprisingly big slump at the start of the year.The economy added 288,000 jobs in June...

The forces that move mortgage rates must have taken the week off because despite two good reports on the economy, borrowing costs were little changed this week.The average interest rate on a 30-year, fixed rate mortgage was 4.12 percent this week,...

The formula for calculating the most widely used credit scores will soon change to lessen the impact of bad medical debts and ignore old unpaid debts of any type that are later paid off.Over time, the move is likely to raise some credit scores and...